***NON-POLITICAL COVID-19 Discussion Thread***

[JakeF]

A couple of reminders...

Originally Posted by Bwana

Once again, don't come in this thread with some kind of political agenda, or you will be shown the door. If you want to go that route, there is a thread about this in DC.

Originally Posted by Dartgod

People, there is a lot of good information in this thread, let's try to keep the petty bickering to a minimum.

We all have varying opinions about the impact of this, the numbers, etc. We will all never agree with each other. But we can all keep it civil.

Thanks!

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Spoiler!

Apparently the CoronaVirus can survive on a inanimate objects, such as door knobs, for 9 days.

California coronavirus case could be first spread within U.S. community, CDC says
By SOUMYA KARLAMANGLA, JACLYN COSGROVE
FEB. 26, 2020 8:04 PM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating what could be the first case of novel coronavirus in the United States involving a patient in California who neither recently traveled out of the country nor was in contact with someone who did.

“At this time, the patient’s exposure is unknown. It’s possible this could be an instance of community spread of COVID-19, which would be the first time this has happened in the United States,” the CDC said in a statement. “Community spread means spread of an illness for which the source of infection is unknown. It’s also possible, however, that the patient may have been exposed to a returned traveler who was infected.”

The individual is a resident of Solano County and is receiving medical care in Sacramento County, according to the state Department of Public Health.

The CDC said the “case was detected through the U.S. public health system — picked up by astute clinicians.”

Officials at UC Davis Medical Center expanded on what the federal agency might have meant by that in an email sent Wednesday, as reported by the Davis Enterprise newspaper.

The patient arrived at UC Davis Medical Center from another hospital Feb. 19 and “had already been intubated, was on a ventilator, and given droplet protection orders because of an undiagnosed and suspected viral condition,” according to an email sent by UC Davis officials that was obtained by the Davis Enterprise.

The staff at UC Davis requested COVID-19 testing by the CDC, but because the patient didn’t fit the CDC’s existing criteria for the virus, a test wasn’t immediately administered, according to the email. The CDC then ordered the test Sunday, and results were announced Wednesday. Hospital administrators reportedly said in the email that despite these issues, there has been minimal exposure at the hospital because of safety protocols they have in place.

A UC Davis Health spokesperson declined Wednesday evening to share the email with The Times.

Since Feb. 2, more than 8,400 returning travelers from China have entered California, according to the state health department. They have been advised to self-quarantine for 14 days and limit interactions with others as much as possible, officials said.

“This is a new virus, and while we are still learning about it, there is a lot we already know,” Dr. Sonia Angell, director of the California Department of Public Health, said in a statement. “We have been anticipating the potential for such a case in the U.S., and given our close familial, social and business relationships with China, it is not unexpected that the first case in the U.S. would be in California.”

It is not clear how the person became infected, but public health workers could not identify any contacts with people who had traveled to China or other areas where the virus is widespread. That raises concern that the virus is spreading in the United States, creating a challenge for public health officials, experts say.

“It’s the first signal that we could be having silent transmission in the community,” said Lawrence Gostin, director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law. “It probably means there are many more cases out there, and it probably means this individual has infected others, and now it’s a race to try to find out who that person has infected.”

On Tuesday, the CDC offered its most serious warning to date that the United States should expect and prepare for the coronavirus to become a more widespread health issue.

“Ultimately, we expect we will see coronavirus spread in this country,” said Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “It’s not so much a question of if, but a question of when.”

According to the CDC’s latest count Wednesday morning, 59 U.S. residents have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus — 42 of whom are repatriated citizens from a Diamond Princess cruise. That number has grown by two since Messonnier’s last count Tuesday, although the CDC was not immediately available to offer details on the additional cases.

More than 82,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported globally, and more than 2,700 people have died, with the majority in mainland China, the epicenter of the outbreak.

But public health leaders have repeatedly reminded residents that the health risk from the novel coronavirus to the general public remains low.

“While COVID-19 has a high transmission rate, it has a low mortality rate,” the state Department of Public Health said in a statement Wednesday. “From the international data we have, of those who have tested positive for COVID-19, approximately 80% do not exhibit symptoms that would require hospitalization. There have been no confirmed deaths related to COVID-19 in the United States to date.”

CDC officials have also warned that although the virus is likely to spread in U.S. communities, the flu still poses a greater risk.

Gostin said the news of potential silent transmission does not eliminate the possibility of containing the virus in the U.S. and preventing an outbreak.

“There are few enough cases that we should at least try,” he said. “Most of us are not optimistic that that will be successful, but we’re still in the position to try.”

[Demonpenz]

We have extended everything at our work out until July. So this summer is shot.

[TLO]

How can our major metropolitan cities have been shut down for about a month now and we're still at the "beginning?"

[O.city]

Originally Posted by DaFace

While true, just be glad that it actually has a relatively low fatality rate. If this was something as deadly as ebola, we'd be digging mass graves right now.

My hope is that this will force us to get our shit in gear so that we can better handle the next one.

Wouldn’t spread as fast as the host would die to quick

[O.city]

Originally Posted by TLO

Gov Parsons says Missouri is just at the beginning of the outbreak, and expects things to get worse. Possibly looking better by the end of June.

He also says they'll start opening up portions of the state a little at a time.

Yay

Wtf

[sedated]

Originally Posted by O.city

Wouldn’t spread as fast as the host would die to quick

Not if it took 2-3 weeks to kill someone and they were asymptomatic for nearly a week before that. That's honestly the most dangerous part of this whole thing.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by O.city

Wtf

#hotbed

[Monticore]

Originally Posted by O.city

Wouldn’t spread as fast as the host would die to quick

Unless it took 6 months to kill you .

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by TLO

Gov Parsons says Missouri is just at the beginning of the outbreak, and expects things to get worse. Possibly looking better by the end of June.

He also says they'll start opening up portions of the state a little at a time.

Yay

I want to see their model

[petegz28]

Originally Posted by TLO

Gov Parsons says Missouri is just at the beginning of the outbreak, and expects things to get worse. Possibly looking better by the end of June.

He also says they'll start opening up portions of the state a little at a time.

Yay

Yeah they lock things down for another 2.5 months and you'll have a lot more problems than this virus.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

I'd say I'm more up to speed on politics than the average person. Recognize the "activists" on both sides.

I've never heard of her before. I thought it was funny too. Had no idea she was a conservative activist. I thought she was some "woke" NY liberal.

If I'm up to speed on a persons politics way more than the average person, how can I or we supposed to know what a persons political leanings are if the actual post is not political? That seems a high bar to clear.

Any given person could simply not harp on it for 30 minutes after it's posted.

Just like your post.. what's the point in it? To let everyone know you're awesome at politics in a non-political thread? If you don't know if a post is political, why harp on it? That was posted a couple hours ago, FFS.

You post more non-political politcal stuff than anyone here and you could just not do that... as in, not at all. In the slightest.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I want to see their model

KCMO and City of St. Louis doubled cases going into yesterday in the span of about ~9 days give or take a half day. It took around 10 days to double up KC cases in the prior period but STL did it in 5.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Dr. Anthony Fauci promotes fan-free return for sports

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id...-return-sports

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

KCMO and City of St. Louis doubled cases going into yesterday in the span of about ~9 days give or take a half day. It took around 10 days to double up KC cases in the prior period but STL did it in 5.

The IHME model has MO peak on April 28th but if Parsons actually said what he said then they are thinking the peak is way later, like Mid May or late May.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Interesting quote from article

Fauci's comments come a week after 72% of Americans polled by Seton Hall University's Stillman School of Business said they would not attend if sporting events resumed without a vaccine for the coronavirus. Just 13% of Americans said they would feel comfortable attending games the way they had in the past. A second poll this week had a slight plurality, 46% to 36%, saying the NFL season should not open as scheduled in early September.

Very contradictory to the posts in here by some posters claiming that most people would go back to life as normal if we opened up too soon.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

The IHME model has MO peak on April 28th but if Parsons actually said what he said then they are thinking the peak is way later, like Mid May or late May.

Let's see what today's IHME run shows. Supposed to be released in a couple hours.

I'm expecting the worst. Hoping for the best